Sony HDR-SR1 Camcorder Review

by John Neely
Published on Oct 25, 2006 12:00 PM

 
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David Kender contributed to this article
 
The Sony HDR-SR1 is perhaps the most forward-facing camcorder of the year – a virtual checklist of hot technologies and manual controls. Along with the DVD-recording HDR-UX1 (Review, Specs, Recent News, $729.95), the SR1 compresses video in AVCHD, the new high definition format that, for the first time, allows consumers to leave tape behind. The SR1 records to a 30GB hard disk drive (HDD), room for an incredible 4 hours of HD video. The camcorder also comes equipped with a mic input, a headphone jack, and the multifunction ring for 4 independent manual controls. This is one decked out device. As with the HDR-UX1, we have some reservations about this first generation of AVCHD (centering on the fact that no 3rd party support is yet available for editing), but overall, we think this is one of the top camcorders of the year.






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